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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to understand these compelling new open education ventures. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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